The European Commission launched a public consultation on Thursday 21 January with a view to improving the EU framework for the safety and quality of blood, tissues and cells used in transfusions, transplantation and medically assisted reproduction. This consultation is open until 15 April 2021.
In October 2019, an evaluation of Directives 2002/98/EC on health and 2004/23/EC on human tissues and cells had highlighted certain weaknesses in the European framework, such as the incomplete...